Freedom Shrine Documents

The Declaration of Independence (1776)

Benjamin Franklin's Epitaph

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

George Washington's Address to Colonel Nicola

Patrick Henry's Instructions to George Rogers Clark

The Constitution of the United States (1787)

The Bill of Rights (1787)

The Northwest Ordinance (1787)

First Inaugural Address of President George Washington (1789)

Farewell Address of President George Washington (1796)

First Inaugural Address of President Thomas Jefferson (1801)

The Star Spangled Banner (1814)

Jackson's Letter Describing the Battle of New Orleans

The Monroe Doctrine (1823)

The Gettysburg Address (1863)

The Emancipation Proclamation (1864)

Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln (1865)

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865)

Robert E. Lee's Letter Accepting the Presidency of Washington College

Theodore Roosevelt's Letter on Cuba

First Inaugural Address of President Woodrow Wilson (1913)

The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920)

President Franklin Roosevelt "Four Freedoms" Address to Congress

Selection of General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of 'Overlord'

McAuliffe's Christmas Message (1944)

The German Instrument of Surrender WWII (1945)

Instrument of Surrender in the Pacific WWII (1945)

Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy (1961)

Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" Speech

Susan B. Anthony's Fight for Women's Rights